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debt service ratio
Debt-Service Coverage Ratio1. In investment real estate, the ratio of annual net operating income on a piece of investment property to its annual debt service. Banks use the DSCR to help determine whether to make or refinance loans for investment property. A DSCR equal to or greater than 1 indicates that the debtor is able to service the debt on the income from the investment property. In personal finance, banks usually require a DSCR of at least 1 to make such a loan, while they generally expect a ratio of 1.2 for commercial projects.
2. In government finance, the ratio of annual export earnings to its annual debt service on external debt.debt service ratioThe ratio of debt payments to disposable income; used in evaluating one's eligibility for a mortgage loan. National averages, calculated quarterly for every year since 1980, are provided at the Web site of the Federal Reserve Board, www.federalreserve.gov/releases/ housedebt/default.htm. AcronymsSeeDSR |